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NASA's Perseverance rover discovered potential evidence of past life in a Martian rock sample, bringing us closer to answering one of humanity's biggest questions. The rover also navigates Mars independently using groundbreaking technology that lets it locate itself without human help.
When fierce storms battered Scotland's coastline, they uncovered a rare archaeological treasure: 2,000-year-old human and animal footprints frozen in time. A team of archaeologists raced against wind, waves, and sand to preserve this fleeting glimpse into ancient life before the sea claimed it forever.
NASA's Curiosity rover discovered the largest organic molecules ever found on Mars in rocks that formed 3.7 billion years ago. The finding could point to ancient life or reveal Mars had more complex chemistry than scientists thought.
Scientists discovered organic molecules on Mars that are hard to explain without biology. While not proof of life, the finding opens exciting new questions about our planetary neighbor.
A towering organism from 400 million years ago might be something never seen before—not plant, animal, or fungus. New research suggests Prototaxites could represent a completely unknown branch of life on Earth.
NASA's Curiosity rover just reconnected with Earth after Mars hid behind the Sun, and it's preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime experiment to search for organic molecules. The rover will drill into Mars rock using its last precious drop of special chemicals that could reveal signs of ancient life.
NASA-funded researchers have resurrected an ancient enzyme from Earth's earliest lifeforms, proving we can detect signs of life billions of years old. The discovery gives us a reliable tool to search for ancient life on Mars and other worlds.
Scientists believe mysterious 400-million-year-old fossils that towered over early Earth belong to an entirely new branch of life. The discovery could add a seventh kingdom to the tree of life alongside plants, animals, and fungi.
Scientists studying 400-million-year-old fossils now believe towering Prototaxites organisms might represent an entirely new kingdom of life, equal to plants, animals, and fungi. These telephone pole-sized structures ruled Earth before trees existed.